State v. Manthei

I respectfully dissent. In my view, the following opinion of the Court of Appeals correctly decided this case:

WALTERS, Chief Judge

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Bradley Manthei entered a conditional plea of guilty to the charge of possession of a controlled substance, a felony. I.C. § 37-2732(e)(l). Prior to the entry of the conditional plea, Manthei had filed a motion to suppress the controlled substance, methamphetamine. In the motion, he asserted that the police made a warrantless entry into a private residence in the absence of exigent circumstances and in violation of his Fourth Amendment…